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Vanessa Koelling

@vanessasarakoelling

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🎓Concordia University Nebraska ‘30
🩺@cunemicahscholars
✝️Isaiah 41:10
👑’26-‘27 @ntlchristianmissteen
👑’26-‘28 River-Cade Princess
👑‘24 NAM IA JrTeen

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final sunday as a senior 🌸💐🌼 by @vanessasarakoelling

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savoring every second of senior year 🤍

#seniorsunday by @vanessasarakoelling

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the sunday before senior year 🎓💐

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@lulus @kendrascott @baublebar by @vanessasarakoelling

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So incredibly blessed to be crowned a 2026-2028 River-Cade Princess!!! ⚓️👸🏽🛟

I am beyond excited to be an ambassador for this wonderful organization for the next two years! The experience of competing for River-Cade Royalty was truly one of a kind and helped me develop even better communication skills through participating in multiple interviews, delivering extemporaneous speeches, giving prepared speeches, and interacting with the community during the annual River-Cade parade!

This opportunity will allow me to continue being involved in the Siouxland community even while I attend school at Concordia University Nebraska! Excited for this new adventure alongside some of the most amazing girls!! by @vanessasarakoelling

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they tried to put me on the cover of vogue 📰

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HMU: @queens_incorporated
@lulus @diversestylebysydnidion
@baublebar by @vanessasarakoelling

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📍table rock lake, missouri taken in Table Rock Lake by @vanessasarakoelling

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2026 Princess of America Nationals ✨🩷👑

While I’m not leaving with the outcome I had hoped for, I know that I gave the best possible performance I could have in every single area of Required Competitions and Ambassador. I truly shined the light of Christ and had so many people compliment my onstage performances. I am blessed to be coming home with the following honors:

🏆Jr. Miss Top 6
🏆Sr. Ambassador Top 10
🏅State Costume Winner
🏅Pink Carpet Couture 1st RU
🏅Community Service Award

I also strengthened and created so many amazing friendships throughout this week, which truly reminded me why I compete in pageants! Thank you @aureliabowen_ , @kristengreenpageants , @anna_tullis13 , @pageantgirly162 , @miss_sophia_morris , and so many others for your kindness this past week! I am so proud of each and every one of you, whether you took home a title or not!

Congratulations Lilah on becoming the 2026 Junior Miss Princess of America! I hope you make the most of your reign and use the title to better the lives of so many people around you!

Also, congrats to @miss_sophia_morris on becoming the 2026 Princess of America Superstar! So proud of my Iowa and #TeamEPIC Sister Queen!

Thank you to @elevationpconsulting @katien_kenny for being the most wonderful and supportive coach! You have shown me what it looks like to be resilient and are the true definition of a queen, inside and out!

This wouldn’t be possible without my wonderful parents supporting me throughout my entire journey to POA Nationals! Thank you for all that you do to help me chase my dreams!

While I don’t know what the next chapter of my pageant journey looks like, I know my calling extends far beyond the stage. My journey of overcoming hearing loss, a speech impediment, and severe chronic pain has given me a testimony that is so much bigger than any crown. If sharing my story can inspire even just one person to keep fighting, believing in themselves, and trusting in God through their trials, then every step of this journey has been worth it.

Stay updated with my pageant journey by following @iam_vanessakoelling ! 🤍 taken in The Mansion Theater In Branson by @vanessasarakoelling

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it’s a party in the POA ✨🩷👑 taken in Branson, Missouri by @vanessasarakoelling

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when in branson 🤠 taken in Branson, Missouri by @vanessasarakoelling

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I’m so honored to officially announce myself as the 2026-2027 National Christian Miss Teen!!! 👸✨👑

These past few days at Christian Miss Nationals have been absolutely life-changing! From the workshops led by various leaders, to the devotionals from the National Queens before rehearsals, or even the prayer circles prior to every area of competition, I truly felt God’s presence so firmly! The cherry on top was winning my third National title with the Christian Miss Organization!

I’ve had many people ask me “Why do you keep coming back to Christian Miss?” The answer is simple: it’s so much more than just a pageant system- it’s family. This year, I was grateful to share with the judges during my interview just how life-changing this organization has been for me. When I faced the worst of my health issues in 2022, my Christian Miss family stood right by my side and pointed me back towards Christ when I thought my life didn’t have any meaning. I truly would not be where I am today in my faith, my education, or my health journey without their genuine support.

Throughout my year of reign, it is my prayer to reflect that same love of Christ to every person I meet- just as this wonderful organization first showed it to me.

I would also like to say THANK YOU to everyone who made achieving this title possible:

Mrs. Yvette, Jaylah, and all of the CM Staff: Thank you for continuously pouring your heart into this organization unconditionally!

My Parents: I am grateful for your support in every activity I’m involved in, especially pageants! Sometimes I don’t realize how lucky I am to have parents like you!

My Pageant Coach, Katie: Thank you for teaching me so much about pageantry and always encouraging me to be my authentic self!

Dannah, Kayla, and all of the 2025 CM Queens: Congrats on an amazing year of reign! You all have set the bar high!

I am so grateful that God granted me another opportunity to represent Christian Miss! Follow my official titleholder account @ntlchristianmissteen to see my year of reign! by @vanessasarakoelling

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happy 250th bday to the usa 🇺🇸🎂 taken in Lake Okoboji, Iowa by @vanessasarakoelling

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